How well do you know the world? Browse over 2,100 geography trivia questions, make your best guesses and follow the links to the full quizzes to check your answers.
How well do you know the world beyond the places you have visited? Explore over 2,100 geography trivia questions and answers covering countries, capital cities, continents, rivers and places around the globe.
Try answering each question from memory, then reveal the answer options and check which one is correct. Some questions will bring back facts you learned at school, while others will challenge you to think beyond familiar destinations.
You can check answers right here on this page. If a topic catches your interest, follow the link beneath the question to take the full quiz it comes from.
Geography trivia questions and answers
Choose a question, make your best guess and reveal the options when you are ready. Check the correct answer before moving on to your next challenge.
- A bargeman is also known as a crescent dune: True or false?
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- contracted star with intense gravitational pullCorrect answer
- star with very low surface temperature
- star with no atmosphere
- pulsating star
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- Tyrrhenian SeaCorrect answer
- Naples
- Sardinia
- Sicily
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- 100 percent
- 75 percent
- 50 percentCorrect answer
- 25 percent
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- Milky Way.
- Discworld.Correct answer
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- Tacos
- Molcajetes
- Taquitos
- FajitasCorrect answer
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- Lake Victoria (Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania)
- Lake Superior (USA-Canada)
- Amazon River (South America)
- Lake Baikal (Russia)Correct answer
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- … the object always keeps the same distance to us.
- … the object is getting closer to us.
- … the objetc is revolving around us.
- … the object is getting away from us.Correct answer
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- Finland
- Denmark
- Sweden
- NorwayCorrect answer
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- Tehran
- Dusambé
- IslamabadCorrect answer
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- Mexico
- Ecuador
- Brazil
- All of themCorrect answer
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- VenusCorrect answer
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Mars
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- TrueCorrect answer
- Myth
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- Centaurus (the Centaur)
- Boötes (the Plowman)
- Leo (the Lion)
- Cygnus (the Swan)Correct answer
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- Deep-dish pizzaCorrect answer
- Stuffed pizza
- Deep-fried pizza
- Calzone
Want more questions? Take the full quiz:How much do you know about international cuisine? - A reservoir is the accumulation of water produced by a construction in the bed of a river or stream that partially or totally closes its course: True or false?
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- United StatesCorrect answer
- Mexico
- Indonesia
- Chile
Want more questions? Take the full quiz:We had fun creating this geography quiz full of surprising facts - A space ring around stars could allow life due to its ideal temperature and radiation conditions, should a planet be rotating in it. How do astronomers call it?
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- Protective rings
- Asteroid belts
- Habitable zonesCorrect answer
- Oort Cloud
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- Solstice
- EquinoxCorrect answer
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- United StatesCorrect answer
- Japan
- Vietnam
- Great Britain
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- True
- MythCorrect answer
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- Africa
- AmericaCorrect answer
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- Malaysian
- Malay
- All of the above.Correct answer
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- PretoriaCorrect answer
- Cape Town
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- Colorado
- Nebraska
- FloridaCorrect answer
- None of the above
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- Great Slave (Canada)
- Malawi (Central Africa)
- Caspian Sea (Central Asia)
- Tanganyika (Central Africa)Correct answer
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- The Mediterranean Sea
- The Black SeaCorrect answer
- Lake Constance
- Sea of Marmara
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- BerlinCorrect answer
- Prague
- Vienna
- Warsaw
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- Ohrid
- Prilep
- SkopjeCorrect answer
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- South Korea
- Germany
- Switzerland
- JapanCorrect answer
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- Saudi ArabiaCorrect answer
- Bangladesh
- Peru
- Portugal
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- IrwellCorrect answer
- Trent
- Eden
- Ribble
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- African sideneck turtle
- Bowhead whalesCorrect answer
- American crocodile
- Bull sharks
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- IslandsCorrect answer
- Rivers
- Mountains
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
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- Sand
- Water
- SnowCorrect answer
- None of the above
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Make your own geography challenge
Choose ten questions and write down your guesses before opening the quiz links. If you are playing with a friend, answer independently, then compare your choices and check them in the original quizzes.
Notice which subjects make you hesitate. Is it capital cities, the location of countries or the names of rivers? After checking an answer, find the place on a map. Connecting a name to a location gives you more to remember than the name alone.
For any question that refers to a map, photograph or specific answer options, open the linked quiz to see the complete task.
Explore more geography quizzes
Ready for a full round? Browse our geography quizzes and choose a challenge that matches your interests.
You can test your knowledge of countries and capitals, explore rivers and other natural features, or try identifying places on maps and in photographs. Choose a familiar subject to get started, then move on to a part of the world you know less about.
About this geography question collection
What topics do these geography questions cover?
The collection brings together questions from geography quizzes on This Quiz. Topics include countries, cities, capitals, continents, rivers, landmarks and other features of the world.
Where can I find the answers?
Follow the quiz link beneath each question. It opens the original quiz, where you can select from the available answer options and complete the challenge to check your results. Answers are not shown directly on this list.
Do I need to answer all the questions in order?
No. This is a question collection, not one continuous quiz. You can browse any part of the list and open whichever quizzes interest you. Each full quiz is a separate challenge with its own result.
Can I use these questions to practice for a trivia night?
Yes. Pick a selection, write down your guesses and check them by taking the linked quizzes. The collection can help you spot subjects you want to revisit, though it is not arranged as a ready-to-host quiz with a separate answer sheet.
